Improvement in automatic clearers for spinning-mules



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Alitomat-oClearer for Spinning-Mules. No. 217,293 A ,70, Patented July8, Y1879.

MPEFERS, FHDTD-LITHUGRPHB. WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEroE.

SEVERIN MOGK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC CLEARERS FOR SPINNING-MULES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,293. dated July 8,1879; application ld 4 December 30, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known 'that I, SEVERIN MDCK, of the city and countyr ofPhiladelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented Va new anduseful Improvement in Auto-matic Clearers for Spinning-Mules, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement on those for which Letters Patent weregranted lto me on the 29th day of December, 1874, and the 12th day ofNovember, 1878, and numbered, respectively, 158,218 and 209,912 and theprincipal features of the invention are as folows:

For giv-ing a reciprocating movement, from end to end of the mule, ofthe brush-slide for clearing the roller-beam, I combine with said slideandthe carriage-board an intermediate slide and other intermediatemechanism, as hereinafter fully described; also, the devices forclearing the longitudinal wire which supports the brush-slide,consisting of the wire springs, which press slightly upon the longiftudinal wire upon which the brush-slide has its reciprocating movements,and clear ed the ily therefrom vin the forward and backward movements ofthe slide.

`In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is alplan view of the frame of aspinning-mule having my improvements. height of the frame in thedrawings are greatly enlarged in proportion to the length,in order togive a clear understanding of the construction and operation of themachine. Fig. 2 is a bottom vienT of the brush a. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the brush 7 slide E. Fig. 4, Sheet No. 2, is a verticalsection of the machine at the broken line a' as of Fig. l, looking inthe vdirection of the arrows a. Fig. 5 is a like section, looking in thedirection of the arrows b. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the machine.

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A represents the frame of a spinning-mule, having the ordinaryroller-beam B and reelboard C. E is a reciprocating brush-slide,

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the i which connects with the longitudinalwire a by means of the eyebolts b b, which project from the front ofsaid slide. The ends of the The width and" wire are connected with theheads of the eyebolts c c, which are passed through the upwardprojections (Z d1 of the bolts d d, which are connected with the frontboard of the roller-beam and secured thereto by means of the' nuts d2 d2on the inside ofl said board. The wire a is drawn tight by means of thenuts c c' ofthe eyebolts c o.

. The upper end of thebrush-slide E is provided with tufts of bristles ee for clearing the dy from the top of the roller-beam, and the tuft efor clearing it from the stirrups s and steel roller-stands as the slideis moved from end to end of the machine.

In consequence of the nuts d2 d2 of the bolts d d coming beneath the topboard of the beam, in some mules the tufts e e would not be raised highenough to clear the top of the beam if the longitudinal wire a should bein line with the centerV of the bolts d el, with which said the beam,and the fly falls freely when brushed v oft' by a single strip; but whentwo are used it is liable to be jammed between them.

There are wire springs j j connectedwith the vertical edges of theslide, which press gently. upon the longitudinal wire a, tofyclear theiiy therefrom, the spring j clearingit when moving from `left to right,and the spring j clearing it when moving from right to left.

To prevent the fly accumulation upon the front and edges of thebrushslide, the latter is provided with a sheetmetal cover, D and D. Thelower part, D', is permanently connected with said slide; but, in orderto uncover the upper part of said slide when it isneces saryto get atits attachments, the upper part, D, is connected to it by means of thehinge It and the hinged clasp h. I do not, however, confine myself tothis mode, as other modes will answer the purpose.

The blanket-apron F, for clearing the fly from the carriagehoard G asthe latter passes un der it, is attached at one end to the strip gon thelower end of the brushfslide E.

H is a card attached to the carriage-board, for clearing the ily fromthe apron as the carriage comes in; and as the carriage goes out the ilyis deposited in the box I.

The combination of the apron with the brushslide and carriage is thesame as shown in my Patent No. 209,912, and likewise the card H, withthe difference that in the present case the card is adjustable in heightby means ofthe holders and set-screws i' i'. ,Theholders have aslot, z,for their adjustment, through which ascrewis passed into the front ofthebox I, as seen in Fig. 4. They are made of wire, as rep resented, andcoiled at the point x, to give an easy spring to the card. The screws2i? pass through the carriage-board, as seen in Fig. 6,

to support the card at its front edge. Screwsl i3 3 may pass through thecard-board into the carriage-board, it' found necessary, for holding thecard at its front edge upon the screws i212.

The drum J on the shaft K, the pulley O on said shaft, and the pulley 0on the shaft K1, band P, which encircles said pulleys, and the link Sare combined with the reciprocating brush-slide E, having an arm, Q, asin my Patent N o. 209,912, above mentioned; but the motion given to thedruln J is accomplished in another manner`,.as follows: R is aslde onthe horizontal rod T, which is at one en d of the machine. On this rodthe slide has a reciprocating movement. V is a belt, which is wrappedaround the drum J, and has one end passed over the drum J on thestud-shaft K2, and connected with said slide, as seen in Figs. 1, 5, and7. The other end of said belt is passed over the pulley W, and isprovided with the weight X, whereby the belt is kept tight upon the drumJ. As the carriage-board g G comes to the front of the mule the uprightk, attached to its front edge, bears ,against the above-mentioned slideIt and moves it toward the rear of the mule, and the pulling of the beltV by the slide causes the drum J to revolve to give motion to the brushslide E through theintermediate mechanism above described. y

In the outward movement of the carriage, as the4 slide Itis relieved ofthe pressure against it, it "is drawn toward the front of the machineready for the next operation by the action of the weight X upon the beltV. In thisI movement the drum J is moved in the reverse direction, andthe clutch -teeth l of its hub slide freely up the inclines ofthe-similar teeth yl ofthe pulley O, the spring m, between the upper endof the drum and lthe top board ot' the roller-beam, yielding to theupward pressure of the drum.

I make the pulley W adjustable in height to suit the height of the beltV by means of the vertical slot n in the pedestal Y, through which thepin o of the pulley is passed and held lrmly by means of the nut p.

To prevent the ily accumulating on the npper side of the brush u, on theshaft Kl, I connect the cap qwith the stock, as shownin Figs. 4 and 6,the smooth surface of the cap, which I make of sheet metal, or othersuitable material, causing the ily to slide from the cap as the brushrevolves.

Instead of making the brush of a single annular row of tufts of bristlesto bend over the band P, as in Vmy Patent No. 209,912, I have anydesirable number of rows of short bristles, which slightly touch theband P to clear oi' the fly.

I make the head r of the link S of lead or other soft metal, to cause itto slide easily against the lower side of the arm Q of the slide E, andto cause but little wear of the same.

I claim as my invention- 1. The slide It, in combination with the bar T,brush-slide E, and carriage-board Gr, for giving a reciprocatingmovement to said brush-slide through suitable intermediate devices, allsubstantially as 4set forth.

2. The combination of the slide Rfand belt V, having a weight, X, withthe carriageboard G, 4drums J and J pulleys O and O. band P, link S, andbrush-slide E, having an arm, Q, for giving a reciprocating movement tosaid brush-slide, substantially as set forth.

3. The wire springs j and j', in combination with the brush-slide E andlongitudinal wire a, for clearing the ily from the latter, substantiallyas set forth.

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